We must teach kids how to be good researchers. They must know how to look and not to beleive/use the first thing they find on google--they must learn how to go deeper...even if it is on google! Here are some things from the article that were well said:
Kristin Hokanson says, "At the upper level, kids need to be taught HOW to access credible sources...via data bases, advanced google searches and other good search strategies. If we don't, they will continue to go to the first sources available.
Megan Golding says "I certainly feel like the majority of my students (4th through 12th grades) cannot find good information by searching Google. That's why I'm changing the way I teach "web research".
"David Warlick says, "Instead of starting with a web page, displayed on the whiteboard, they [teachers] should start with Google, demonstrate how they found the page, the considerations and decisions they applied to select that page, and include in the presentation, the evidence that what's being presented is valuable...When we model authority, we shouldn't be surprised when students look for authority in every piece of information."
In the classroom, I would show my kids how to go deeper, and how to use other resources. I think it would be nice to show kids how a lot of information is not true. Knowing how to get good information is the key!
this is especially good advice and ideas since our district is going "google" this year. We all (students and teachers) will have Google accounts and access to all the Google tools under a district umbrella!
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